Improvement in skirt-exhibitors



G. W. EVERETT. Skirt-Exhibitor.

No. 202,713. Patented April 23,1878.

m R 0 m A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. EVERETT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND BYRON D.ADAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKIRT-EXHIBITORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,713, dated April23, 1878; application filed September 22, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoEcE W. EVERETT, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Skirt- Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent side elevationsof my improved skirt-holder, showing it respectively in position forsupporting the skirt and as folded up for being stored away.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention is designed to furnish for ladies, dress-makers,dry-goods stores, and other places, an improved skirt holder or standthat may be readily put up for use, and conveniently folded togetherinto narrow space for being packed into a trunk for traveling, orotherwise stored away.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a folding tripod or stand, whichguides in an upper and lower sleeve, a, "the center post or pillar B ofmy skirt-holder. The hinged legs I) of the tripod are pivoted, in theusual manner, to the upper sleeve a, while the lower sleeve a issupported on short pivot arms or braces b, that extend from the sleeveto fixed clips or clamps b of the legs b, and serve to lock the hingedlegs in fixed position.

The center post B is rigidly secured by clamp-screws d to the sleeves a,and adjusted at any desired height, according to the length of the skirtto be supported.

The post B supports at the upper end a sectional head-piece, O, which ismade either of a fixed and a movable section, or of two movablesections, that are guided outwardly on a slotted horizontal arm, 0, andadjusted thereon by clamp-screws e to the size of the waist of theskirt.

The head-piece C is provided with an outwardly-flaring flange, D, ofbrass or other suitable material, on which the waist of the skirt issupported, the skirt itself falling in natural folds from the same, andbeing by the use of the holder kept in better shape.

When the skirt-holder is to be packed into atrunk or stored away, theclamp-screws d are loosened, and the center post slid down in the sameuntil the head-piece forms contact with the upper sleeve. The legs ofthe tripod are then folded up to the center post, and the device is thus.brought within a convenient and compact space for packing, storing, andshipping, being thereby of great convenience to ladies in traveling, andfor business purposes of all kinds, as skirts and dresses may beexhibited, and the holders folded up and stored away after use, withouttaking up a large space.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A ladys skirt holder provided with an adjustablewaist-block and retaining-flanges, as shown and described.

GEORGE W. EVERETT.

Witnesses:

O. SEDGWICK, ALEX F. BoBER'rs.

